Suddenly Naked
{{short description|2001 film by Anne Wheeler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Suddenly Naked
| image = Suddenly Naked VideoCover.png
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| director = Anne Wheeler
| producer = Gavin Wilding
| writer = Elyse Friedman
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Wendy Crewson|Peter Coyote}}
| music = Chris Ainscough
| cinematography = David Frazee
| editing = Lara Mazur
| studio = Creative Differences
| distributor = Remstar Distribution
| released = {{Film date|2001|09|08|Canada|df=yes}}
| runtime = 105 mn.
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Suddenly Naked is a 2001 drama film directed by Anne Wheeler, written by Elyse Friedman, and starring Wendy Crewson and Peter Coyote.
Plot
Jackie York (Wendy Crewson) is a famous novelist with a secret, she is suffering from writer's block and is unable to write her much-anticipated novel. After being used and then dumped by a wannabe movie director, Jackie can't get back to work. So Jackie concocts a mess of lies to cover up her loneliness and to protect her secret. Jackie then meets a man named Patrick McKeating (Joe Cobden), a writer who opens her up to new possibilities. However, Patrick is nearly 20 years younger than Jackie. Jackie gets a lesson in true love and must decide what really matters in life.
Cast
- Wendy Crewson as Jackie York
- Peter Coyote as Lionel
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Lupe Martinez
- Joe Cobden as Patrick McKeating
- Jud Tylor as Crystal
- Jennifer Carmichael as "Rainbow"
- Eliza Murbach as Kelly
- Dan Joffre as Fan
- Camille Mitchell as Sasha
- Michael Shanks as Danny Blair
- Ron Selmour as Security Guard
Awards and nominations
- 2002 Anne Wheeler and Gavin Wilding won Best Feature Length Drama at the Leo Awards
- 2002 Lara Mazur won Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Drama at the Leo Awards
- 2002 Anne Wheeler won Feature Length Drama: Best Director at the Leo Awards
- 2002 Chris Ainscough won Feature Length Drama: Best Musical Score at the Leo Awards
- 2003 Lara Mazur won Best Achievement in Editing at the Genie Awards
- 2003 Gavin Wilding was nominated for "Best Motion Picture" at the Genie Awards
- 2003 Anne Wheeler was nominated for "Best Achievement in Directing" at the Genie Awards
- 2003 Chris Ainscough was nominated for "Best Achievement in Music – Original Score" at the Genie Awards
- 2003 Laura Doyle was nominated for "Best Achievement in Music – Original Song" for the song "Your Love" at the Genie Awards
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0284525|title=Suddenly Naked}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|suddenly_naked}}
{{Anne Wheeler}}
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Anne Wheeler
Category:English-language drama films
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